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Definition of Flysch

1. n. A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.

Definition of Flysch

1. Noun. (geology) A set of tertiary strata in the Alps. ¹

2. Noun. (geology) A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flysch

1. a sandstone deposit [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Flysch

1. A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary. Origin: A Swiss word, fr. G. Fliessen to flow, melt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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